Can Digital Games Enhance the Learning Process?
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Research done in 2013 showed that students who learned with video games had greater cognitive competencies than students instructed without them. A discussion about can video games help students learn, and can they help students learn better, has been going on for more than a decade. Research today is increasingly proving that video games can enhance the learning process.
In this context, it is essential that teachers equip themselves with knowledge of these teaching tools. Gamification, game-based learning, app-based learning and simulation are areas that can impact our curriculum. Students live in a world of technology and it is not surprising to see that they learn better through these interactions. A decade ago, only a few teachers were talking about using games in the classroom. Today, many more schools have adopted this approach and it’s time for more teachers to consider how to bring digital games into classrooms.
Click here( http://www.kqed.org/assets/pdf/news/MindShift-GuidetoDigitalGamesandLearning.pdf )to view a detailed resource on how digital games are used for learning.
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What are your thoughts about using digital games in learning?
